Secret Words presented in Greek 2003.
Fall, 2008
University of Arkansas
On this page you will find the "secret words" which students will present to the class (BELOW).
SECRET WORD PROCEDURES
Students will receive words to explain to the class in short (3 minute) presentations at the beginning of class. Students presenters will write Greek words on the board, and will help the class determine the English words upon which they are based. Students will give etymologies of several of these "Secret Words" on each examination. The Professor will post words on the website as they are revealed...
The following is a description of the Secret Word presentation procedures.
1. Look up the word in a good English dictionary (with etymology).
2. Find out what Greek words underlie the English words.
3. Look up the Greek words in your Greek-English lexicon.
4. Write down the Greek words and their meanings, and show your work to the Professor at least one week before your presentation.
5. Be sure that you understand and explain how the Greek words contribute to the English words' meaning.
In class on the assigned day, students will:
1. Write the Greek word(s) on the board, (including the article and genitive case for nouns), and principal parts for verbs. Say the words aloud and ask the class to repeat after you.
2. After asking the class to determine the meanings of the Greek words, the presenter will write on the board the English translations of the Greek words.
3. After the class attempts to establish the English word ("the secret word") derived from the Greek words, the presenter will write the English word on the board, and define it.
NOTE: Presentations will between two and three minutes in length.
Students will put their Greek words on the board immediately before class, so that when class begins, we can proceed expeditiously.
The didaskalos will grade the presentations on clarity, accuracy, and efficient use of time; if appropriate, he will include "secret words" on quizzes and examinations, and ask students to identify their etymologies.
NOTE: The secret words are confidential. Students are not to reveal their words to others.
NOTE: Students are advised to look up all their secret words early in the semester, and to consult with the professor if they have questions about derivation, or if they have problems of any kind in finding the information they need for their presentations. Such consultations with the professor must occur before the day the word is presented.
An Example of a "Secret Word" presentation.
Student receives the word "etymology".
1. Student looks in English dictionary, which says "etymology" comes from the Greek etymon, and -logy.
2. Student looks in English dictionary under "Etymon", and finds that it comes from Greek etumon, "the literal sense of a word according to its origin, an etymon", from the Greek etumos, -on, "true, real".
3. Student looks in Greek lexicon under etumologia, and finds that it means "the true account or analysis of a word: its derivation, etymology." The lexicon shows that the word comes from two other words: etumos and logos.
4. Student looks up etumos -on, and finds that it is an adjective of two endings that means "true, real, actual".
5. Student looks up logos, and finds that it means "word", "account".
6. On board, student writes in Greek letters:
etumos -on
ho logos, tou logou
7. Student pronounces the words on the board, and asks class to repeat them aloud.
8. Student asks class to translate the Greek words.
9. Student writes "true" and "word" next to the appropriate words.
10. Student asks class to identify the English "secret word" [= etymology].
11. Student writes "ETYMOLOGY" on the board, and says that it means the true account of a word's derivation.
12. Student blushes, and bows to acknowledge the class' spontaneous applause and effusive expressions of approbation.
13. Student sits down in triumph.
Week 1
August 29 Friday Tom
Week 2
September 1 Monday - Labor Day Holiday. No class.
September 3 Wednesday - Jordan
September 5 Friday - Melody
Week 3
September 08 Monday - Drew
September 10 Wednesday - Josh
September 12 Friday - David
Week 4
September 15 Monday - Tom
September 17Wednesday Jordan
September 19 Friday - Melody
Week 5
September 22 Monday Drew
September 24 Wednesday Josh
September 26 Friday David
Week 6
September 29 Monday -
October 1 Wednesday -
October 3 - Friday -
Week 7
October 6 Monday -
October 8 Wednesday -
October 10 Friday -
Week 8
October 13 Monday -
October 15 Wednesday
October 17 Friday
Week 9
October 20 Monday -
October 22Wednesday -
October 24 Friday-
Week 10
October 27 Monday -
October 29 Wednesday - (no class)
October 31 Friday -
Week 11
November 3 Monday
November 5 Wednesday -
November 7 Friday -
Week 12
November 10 Monday
November 12 Wednesday
November 14 Friday (no class)
Week 13
November 17 Monday
November 19 Wednesday -
November 21 Friday -
Week 14
November 24 Monday -
November 21 Wednesday - Fall Break. No class
November 23 Friday - No Class. Thankgiving Holiday.
Week 15
December 1 Monday -
December 3 Wednesday -
December 5 Friday -
Week 16
Monday, December 8